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We are back in Tucson and lucky to have Paul's sister, Beverley, to stay with while we assess the situation. The doctor at the Orthopaedic Institute takes more x-rays and confirms there is NO fracture after all - which is a shame in one regard - as he is pretty good eye candy!! Dr. [...]

We leave Lijiang and it is 6 degrees. The day before was a rainy, cold day with the prediction of snow where we are headed! But we wake up to the most perfect day one could wish for - absolutely magnificent! As soon as we break the city traffic we start climbing and we come [...]

It is a cool and foggy morning as we pull in to the Chinese border. Until very recently, to take a foreign vehicle in and out of China you are required to have a guide. This usually involves an English-speaking guide, a driver (who does’t speak English) and a support vehicle. Thanks to Ken who [...]

So now we are four!! Pete and Paul are back from Bangkok and the ride continues. Time for a Chang tower! All the bikes are serviced, tyres sorted, boys hair cut, parcels posted, and housework done! We've repacked our luggage to make it work better on the road - this kind of trip [...]

We have a very comfortable room at Koh Lanta and a day off - yeah! The boys plot the next three days of routes and put them in their GPS’s. Beautiful food, cheap alcohol - all while looking over the beach and the sunset - food for the soul! Koh Lanta resort [...]

Dinner with Feizal, Zahed and Emir (N.B. over 50's seem to wear glasses!) Tili and the Twin Towers Getting out of Dodge! Riding out of KL along the freeway with the twin towers on the horizon and the long road in front was a very liberating feeling - we [...]

How do you describe the feeling?! Your bike is going in a crate and is about to leave the country! All the months of planning, Paul’s meticulous paperwork (lots of spreadsheets!), modifications to the bike and gear, saying goodbye so many times - all of a sudden we are leaving and the emotion is [...]

Hi, I’m Lee O’Connor, a motorcycle tragic who loves riding the roads less travelled and sharing our adventures with aspiring armchair travellers. The blog is all about people and places, roads, food and everything in-between.